Apply for the BMW Art Makers Prize

Following on from the BMW Residency, the BMW Group France has created the BMW Art Makers program in 2021, with the aim of supporting emerging creation and experimentation with images (digital art, photography, film, video, computer-generated, virtual and digital images).

Each year, the program offers a bursary and a research and creation budget to an artist-curator duo for the production and staging of an artistic creation project addressing major societal and environmental issues.

The grant is divided between the curator and the artist, with€8,000 for the former and €10,000 for the latter. The research and production budget is €15,000. The prize also includes mentoring by jury members and communication support. The works produced will be exhibited at Paris Photo.

The project presented must provide an artistic perspective on current societal issues. The scenography must have been designed to use resources sparingly.

Applications must include a statement of intent for the scenography, two series of works by the artist and two images of the scenography created by the curator.

Applications are open until Sunday, December 1, 2024 on the dedicated platform. The winning duo will be announced on Friday, December 20, 2024.